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found myself literally surrounded by Utah fellows, some from Provo, Springville

Vernal, Price and Murry. They were so pleased to have a hpiend and someone

to back up their arguments on the glories of our state. I naturally felt it
myduty to put in my nickels worth. The geographical divisions of the U.S.
still offer a broad field for argument. Later met Parker Thomas, formeral Ly
of Spanish Fork and Prove. A few minutes conversation disclosed some rather
startlyng facts. First of all he was acquainted with practically every one

in Provo. JI was very gratified for such important and stimulating information.
Was further informed that he worked with Chief Anderson and Merril Christopherson
thru the Nevada Council, Hie being a scoutmaster and some field executive of
that area. Very nice I thought and really getting close to home. As the
conversation progressed found out that Elmo Hardy, zoology graduate at Brigham
Young and a close friend of mine, married his sister. By this time was an-

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xiously anticipating the moment he might bring the Bee family into the picture.
He did hit close when I found out that he has assisted Dr. Jones in the field
with immnizations of cattle etc. Knew Jack Reynolds very well. Elmo is

a Vajor in India and workssin the field of malariology, comparing reaction

of malaria on experimental animals.

Transeressine to pick up a few details of events enroute to Texas.
Naturally leaving Barnes was just a trifle difficult, and I confess was
attended with a slieht pulpatation of thethroat, but that is the natural
thing when one is so completély severed from the parent organization and from
such truly fine friends in Vancouver, J am confident that when this old world
has readjusted itself I will once again be able to return to places I have
so enjoyed and to be among friends. My simple philosophy assures me that

thoses things one so toves will never desert one. Those fine memories of the
northwest have added substantially to a background which places me above
anything that I could every suffer in my army experiences to come. The
trip to Texas from Vancouver remains a most vivid picture. There were three

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rather outstanding impressions along the ways; two of them decidedly positive.

the third negative. The latter as one would suspicion --the actualllanding